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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Fossil fuel divestment alone will not halt climate change: GatesFossil fuel divestment would be ineffective on its own as a means of halting global warming, software billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates said Friday.http://phys.org/news/2015-06-fossil-fuel-divestment-halt-climate.html
Environment Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:30:01 EDTnews354557828Gates working on Personal Agent project with Microsoft"Hi, Reddit. I'm Bill Gates..." Like Elon Musk, like Larry Ellison, like Larry Page, certain names draw immense numbers wanting to know what's on their mind, from barbecue-sauce tastes to actual work. A five-line comment earlier this week from Bill Gates about what he is doing sparked a pile of technology sites attempting to connect dots. "One project I am working on with Microsoft is the Personal Agent which will remember everything and help you go back and find things and help you pick what things to pay attention to," he said on the Ask Me Anything in Reddit. "The idea that you have to find applications and pick them and they each are trying to tell you what is new is just not the efficient model - the agent will help solve this. It will work across all your devices," he said. Sites posted stories promptly, wondering how the project might be related to present-day Cortana, which is the voice-controlled virtual assistant that runs on the Windows Phone platform and will arrive on the desktop with Windows 10 (now appearing in a technical preview version).http://phys.org/news/2015-01-gates-personal-agent-microsoft.html
Hi Tech & Innovation Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:10:01 EDTnews341815728In next 15 years, Gates Foundation sees big jump for poorThe $42 billion Gates Foundation says the lives of poor people around the world will improve more over the next 15 years "than at any time in history."http://phys.org/news/2015-01-years-gates-foundation-big-poor.html
Other Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:10:01 EDTnews341120775Study reveals how much people understand InternetThe Internet generation doesn't actually know much about how it works.http://phys.org/news/2014-11-reveals-people-internet.html
Internet Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:00:01 EDTnews336106635Isaacson's new book tells of digital revolutionWalter Isaacson has a different way of looking at history.http://phys.org/news/2014-10-isaacson-digital-revolution.html
Other Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:32:59 EDTnews331983169Mark Zuckerberg's chilly charity challenge to Bill GatesFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest celebrity to be doused by a bucket of ice-cold water—and now he wants Bill Gates to follow suit.http://phys.org/news/2014-08-zuckerberg-chilly-charity-bill-gates.html
Business Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:23:15 EDTnews327241382At a Glance: Biggest tech donors in 2013Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician, topped the list of the most generous American philanthropists in 2013 with a donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock that are now worth more than $1 billion. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, it was the largest charitable gift on the public record in 2013. On Friday, they announced a $120 million gift to the San Francisco Bay Area public school system.http://phys.org/news/2014-05-glance-biggest-tech-donors.html
Business Fri, 30 May 2014 14:50:04 EDTnews320678844Gates-funded student data group to shut downThe head of a student data processing organization says it will shut down in the coming months following criticism that led to the recent loss of its last active client—New York state.http://phys.org/news/2014-04-gates-funded-student-group.html
Other Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:50:01 EDTnews317316669Microsoft's Gates reclaims title as world's richestThe surging price of Microsoft shares returned US tech tycoon Bill Gates back to the top of Forbes's world's billionaires list, with his $76 billion beating out Mexico's Carlos Slim's $72 billion.http://phys.org/news/2014-03-microsoft-gates-reclaims-title-world.html
Business Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:16:01 EDTnews313067749World's richest man would still pick up a $100 billThe world's wealthiest man Bill Gates would still pick up a $100 bill on the street, but he has no tips about how to get by on less than $100,000 a year.http://phys.org/news/2014-02-world-richest-bill.html
Business Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:47:09 EDTnews311273215Bill Gates: From teen geek to world's richest manAs a geeky-looking teenager, he started in a garage and created the world's biggest software company. He then became the world's richest man and the world's most prominent philanthropist.http://phys.org/news/2014-02-bill-gates-teen-geek-world.html
Business Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:39:40 EDTnews310757971Microsoft nears CEO choice, mulls Gates roleMicrosoft is nearing a decision on its new chief executive, with Indian-born insider Satya Nadella the leading candidate, US media reported Friday.http://phys.org/news/2014-01-microsoft-nears-ceo-choice-mulls.html
Business Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:30:01 EDTnews310402980Woman's secret Santa turns out to be Bill GatesOne woman's secret Santa this holiday season turned out to be one of the richest men in the world: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.http://phys.org/news/2013-12-woman-secret-santa-bill-gates.html
Internet Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:26:44 EDTnews306710794Food-tech startups aim to replace eggs and chicken (Update)The startup is housed in a garage-like space in San Francisco's tech-heavy South of Market neighborhood, but it isn't like most of its neighbors that develop software, websites and mobile-phone apps. Its mission is to find plant replacements for eggs.http://phys.org/news/2013-12-food-tech-startups-aim-eggs-chicken.html
Biotechnology Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:29:19 EDTnews305738833Broadband in schools gets boost from tech gurusThe effort to get high-speed broadband in every school is getting a boost from the philanthropy of two technology gurus—Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates.http://phys.org/news/2013-12-broadband-schools-boost-tech-gurus.html
Telecom Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:42:27 EDTnews305379737Novell loses appeal on case against MicrosoftA federal appeals court is throwing out Novell Inc.'s complaint that Microsoft Corp. undermined the WordPerfect writing program in favor of Microsoft's own Word program with the Windows 95 rollout.http://phys.org/news/2013-09-novell-appeal-case-microsoft.html
Business Tue, 24 Sep 2013 04:50:01 EDTnews299215753Outgoing Microsoft CEO most regrets lapse in smartphonesOutgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his biggest regret is missing the boat on smartphones—but he said the software giant should not admit defeat just yet.http://phys.org/news/2013-09-outgoing-microsoft-ceo-lapse-smartphones.html
Software Fri, 20 Sep 2013 04:03:13 EDTnews298868574Ballmer's top failures, from Tablet PC to Xbox OneMicrosoft Corp.'s tumultuous fall on the stock market during the past 13 years has largely been fueled by missteps in the consumer products market.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-ballmer-failures-tablet-pc-xbox.html
Business Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:40:01 EDTnews296811399At a Glance: Microsoft CEO Ballmer's ups and downsMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced on Friday that he plans to retire from the world's biggest software company after more than 13 years at its helm. Here's a look at the ups and downs of his tenure:http://phys.org/news/2013-08-glance-microsoft-ceo-ballmer-ups.html
Business Sat, 24 Aug 2013 05:30:01 EDTnews296540429Microsoft's stock slumped under BallmerWhen Steve Ballmer took over as CEO in January 2000, Microsoft was the titan of tech and the world's most valuable company.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-microsoft-stock-slumped-ballmer.html
Business Sat, 24 Aug 2013 05:20:18 EDTnews296540400Microsoft says CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months (Update)Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who helped Bill Gates transform the company from a tiny startup into the world's most valuable business, announced plans Friday to retire sometime in the next year—a move that presents another challenge to the tech giant as it struggles to move beyond the era of the personal computer.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-microsoft-ceo-ballmer-months.html
Business Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:02:45 EDTnews296474558Carlos Slim invests $40 mn in Shazam music appMexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim has acquired a 10.8 percent stake in Shazam, the British company behind a music recognition smartphone application that instantly identifies songs and artists.http://phys.org/news/2013-07-carlos-slim-invests-mn-shazam.html
Business Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:18:42 EDTnews292526316TED conference sets stage for a week of bright ideasA former Greek prime minster, a specialist in the sex lives of animals and a "gentleman thief" are among the eclectic set of speakers spreading cutting-edge ideas at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh this week.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-ted-conference-stage-week-bright.html
Other Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:20:02 EDTnews290106657Bill Gates backs social network for researchersMicrosoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday joined backers of a social network aimed at promoting scientific breakthroughs such as life-saving medicines.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-bill-gates-social-network.html
Internet Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:30:02 EDTnews289585000SKorea fosters startups as it seeks economic shiftKwon Sunbeom's future was mapped out. Talented in math and science, he attended a specialized high school and majored in electronic engineering at a prestigious university. Lifetime employment at one of South Korea's towering conglomerates beckoned.http://phys.org/news/2013-05-skorea-fosters-startups-economic-shift.html
Business Thu, 30 May 2013 07:00:01 EDTnews289114384TED tailors 'ideas worth spreading' for TVThe prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring "ideas worth spreading" for a television audience. TED teamed with the US Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create an education-focused version of its real-world conferences for a show set to air on PBS stations nationally on Tuesday and again on Thursday.http://phys.org/news/2013-05-ted-tailors-ideas-worth-tv.html
Other Sat, 04 May 2013 04:18:26 EDTnews286859898'In the house': Investment guru Buffett joins TwitterInvestment guru and mega-billionaire Warren Buffett took a new plunge Thursday: He sent his first message on Twitter—and within a short time had more more than 100,000 followers.http://phys.org/news/2013-05-house-investment-guru-buffett-twitter.html
Internet Thu, 02 May 2013 15:20:02 EDTnews286726070Learning platform uses quiz conceptCan university students, schoolchildren and employees play their way to knowledge? Can computerised games help to reverse worrisome school drop-out rates? Yes, say the researchers behind the Norwegian-developed Kahoot! learning platform.http://phys.org/news/2013-04-platform-quiz-concept.html
Social Sciences Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:50:01 EDTnews286187615Without adequate funding, deadly wheat disease could threaten global food suppliesDisease-resistant wheat developed over the past half century helped ensure steady world food supplies, but a global team led by researchers from the University of Minnesota warns in a new paper that without increased financial support for disease resistance research, new strains of a deadly fungal disease could leave millions without affordable access to food.http://phys.org/news/2013-04-adequate-funding-deadly-wheat-disease.html
Ecology Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:11:02 EDTnews285261056Tech sector rides on rich listAmerica's technology sector remained a driving force for the world's billionaires, led by Microsoft's Bill Gates and other familiar names, a Forbes survey showed Monday.http://phys.org/news/2013-03-tech-sector-rich.html
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